3×3: The Small Glories on Tiny Houses, Bigger Bungalows, and Doing Laundry on the Road

Artist: The Small Glories
Lastest Album: Wondrous Traveler
Hometown:
Cara: Born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, now based in Winnipeg (17 years)
JD: Born and raised in Oshawa, Ontario, now based in Winnipeg, MB (10 years)
Personal Nicknames:
Cara: When I was a kid, my family called me Cabbie or Fay (after a gaelic band Ne Caber Fay). At summer camp, I was nicknamed Folkster (kinda obvious!).  
JD: The guys in my band call me Couch. I never really agreed to it but …  My summer camp name was Spidey.  
Rejected bandnames (some are VERRRRY silly): The Dropouts, the Winsome Ones, the Tall Grass Truckers, Weevil Uprising, the Sunshine Alliance, Hawthorne and Sage, the Damn Sand Beavers, Sunshine Spirit People, Pluto's Still a Planet, the Urban Centre of Ontario

 

Radio tour is going super well! Just found out #KDRT in #Davis is organizing a pop up concert for us tomorrow! Yippee! 5:30 pm Armadillo Music, 207 F Street in #Davis Cali. http://armadillomusic.com and then we boot it to #Berkeley for #EvieLadin cd release show! #wondroustraveler #thesmallglories @jdedwardstsg @russellnorman @roadtrip_oregon

A photo posted by Cara Luft (@caraluft) on May 18, 2016 at 7:41pm PDT

Who would play you in the Lifetime movie of your life?
Cara: Oooooh… Tina Fey!  Ha!
JD: A young Robert Goulet  🙂

If money were no object, where would you live and what would you do?
Cara: I would have tiny houses in myriad locations, along with a guest tiny house for people to stay in when they come to visit. I'd keep being a musician and music camp instructor and offer my guest tiny houses for anyone who needed some down time or a retreat of sorts.  
JD: I love where I live. I'd just make a bigger bungalow. I'd start a restaurant for the homeless where they could come and eat for free. I'd cook for people and make dainties, cinnamon buns, squares, cakes, and cookies. And I'd like to be one of the dragons on The Dragon's Den.

If the After-Life exists, what song will be playing when you arrive?
Cara: "Celebration" by Kool and the Gang. 
JD: "Spirit in the Sky" by Norman Greenbaum

 

En route to #BowenIsland for show #3, JD's trucking along & I get to gaze at this gorgeous scenery. Ahhhhhh… 🙂 #thesmallglories #wondroustraveler

A photo posted by Cara Luft (@caraluft) on Apr 3, 2016 at 1:24pm PDT

How often do you do laundry?
Cara: On the road? Whenever I can.  Lucky, if it's once a week.  
JD: Twice a week. Depends if I'm at home or on the road. 

What was the last movie that you really loved?
Cara: Pride
JD: The Intouchables

What's your favorite TV show?
Cara: Arrested Development, Parks and Recreation
JD: The Walking Dead, Seinfeld, Vinyl

 

The Small Glories and Brent Tyler rocking the Ironwood Stage TONIGHT #CALAGRYFolk #thesmallglories #wondrousetravelertour

A photo posted by JD Edwards (@jdedwardstsg) on Apr 28, 2016 at 5:12pm PDT

Morning person or night owl?
Cara: Ai yi, I would REALLY like to be a morning person  🙂
JD: Morning person

Who is your favorite Sanders — Bernie or Colonel?
Cara: Bernie, of course!
JD: Bernie!

Coffee or tea?
Cara: Coffee. Americano actually… 🙂  But I can also go for a nice Earl Grey tea.
JD: Coffee

Photo credit: Stefanie Atkinson